Marybeth Heikes

Paintings in Watercolor & Mixed Media

Posts Tagged “School”

School Tyme

School Tyme

March 12, 2014

This piece was inspired from a charming display of old school bells. I visited the Prairie Trails Museum in Corydon last year and I snapped a few photos I thought were inspiring and possible painting subjects. After designing and cropping my photograph, I decided to use a limited palette of complementary colors to emphasize the […] more »

The Cincinnati School

The Cincinnati School

April 1, 2009

The first school in Cincinnati, Iowa, was built in 1852 of hewn-logs, just west of the town square. The second school was built in 1857 across the street from the present West Pleasant Christian Church.  In 1877, another school was built on the lot where the present school stands, one block north of the square. […] more »